Jumping for joy to have the full team at KIS3

We have a full house at ‘Tent City’! The last of our on-ice team landed on the skiway today, on a Basler flight direct from Willy’s Airfield near Scott Base.

Science team members Linda Armbrecht (University of Tasmania / ANZIC IODP), Arne Ulfers (LIAG Institute of Applied Geophysics), Yuri Yamazaki (National Institute of Polar Research NIPR) and Luca Zurli (University of Siena), along with hot water driller Stephen Stretch, and Antarctica New Zealand videographer Anthony Powell, were thrilled to make it to camp, after several false starts due to weather.

It’s wonderful to have all the team on site at KIS3, ready to put in the hard yards to retrieve the sediment core we’re seeking.

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Mission for ancient climate clues beneath 500 m of Antarctic ice gets underway

Mission for ancient climate clues beneath 500 m of Antarctic ice gets underway

12 December 2025

An international team has set up camp 700 km from the nearest base, to drill for mud and rocks holding insights about the fate of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. 

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Al the Antarctic deep-field camp chef

Al the Antarctic deep-field camp chef

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